Smoke-consumer.



l. W. WILDBR.

SMOKE CONSUMER.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 24, 1914.

Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

.ni/)num miran sraras Parana carica JAMES W. WILDER, 0F BYRON,CALIFORNIA.

SMOKE-CONSUMER.

To all whom it may concern: y

Be it known that I, JAMES W. WILDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Byron, in the county of Costa and State of California, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Smoke- Consumers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in furnaces and more particularlyto attachments therefor known as smoke consumers.

It is the object of this invention to pro vide a device adapted for usewith any form of furnace in which the smoke caused by the incompletecombustion of the fuel and gases arising therefrom are consumed withinthe device whereby they are prevented from polluting the atmosphere. Thesmoke and flue gases are condensed and while such parts as should remainin gaseous form are returned to the lire boX the solid particles withthe condensing fluid are discharged from the device.

It is further contemplated that the solid residue carried over ywith thefluid may be reclaimed and put to other uses however such reclaiming ofthe residue will be made the subject-matter of a separate applica tion.

While the preferred form of this invention is disclosed upon theaccompanying sheet of drawing it is to be understood that minor detailchanges may be made without departing from the scope thereof.

The figure upon the drawing is a view in central vertical longitudinalsection through a device constructed in accordance with this inventionwith parts shown in side elevation.

In carrying out this invention the size of the relative parts are allproportioned in accordance with the character of the furnace and firewith which it is to be used, and the condensing fluid may be water, air,steam, or any combination of them as the occasion may require. While asmoke consumer constructed in accordance with this inventionparticularly adapted for use with a steam boiler or battery of boilersis illustrated and described herein, it is to be understood that theapplicant reserves the right to make such slight changes as abovedescribed to adapt the device to furnaces or fires of a differentcharacter Without departing from the scope of this invention.

The embodimentaof this invention as illustrated comprises a tubulareasing 1 to be connected at one end 2 to the furnace flue Patented Nov.17, 1914. serial No. 847,022.

(not shown) and closed at the other endf. Vhile the casing is shown asbeing supp/ort-` ed 1n a horizontal position it may be vsupported at anangle or in any desired relation or relative position to the flue of thefurnace, the iiue terminating at the open end of the casing or beingclosed therebeyond.

A hollow shaft 4 is mounted centrally of the casing in a bearing 5supported by the casing at the open end, passes through a centralstulling box 6 upon the closed end, and is supported in a rotatablebearing 7 thercbeyond which is provided with a belt pulley 8 or othermeans for imparting rotation to the shaft exteriorly of the casing.

An outer` spaced apart casing or jacket 9 closed at each end is arrangedabout the entire length of the main casing 1 and is provided with aninlet valve 10 at any convenient point in its walls.'

The open or front end 2 of the casing may be of any form or shape beyondthe bearing 5 for connection to the flue while the closure of the otherend 3 is preferably at right angles to the sides. Commencing adjacentthe bearing 5 and extending about two-thirds of the length of the casingis a rotary conveyer 11 of low pitch mounted upon the shaft 4 and aplurality of angular beaters l2 are secured to the shaft throughout theremainder of its lengthwithin the casing', the distance between thebeater blades 12 preferably being greater than the distance between theconvolutions of the conveyer 11.

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A plurality of spray nozzles 13 are pro-l vided about the hollow shaft 4between the convolutions of the conveyer 11 and beater blades 12, thedistance of the nozzles from each other preferably being greaterthroughout the beater. A plurality of spray openings 14 are providedabout the sides of the casing leading from the jacket and it ispreferable that the distances of the openings from each other be greaterin the casing surrounding the beater.

A drain valve 15 leading from the bottom of the interior of the maineasing 1 is secured upon the end closure which valve is preferablyprovided with a stem having a star wheel 16 thereon. A gear wheel 17 issecured to rotate with the'shaft f1 adjacent the outer side of the endclosure meshing with a large gear wheel 18 mounted upon a stud carriedby the end closure, having a plurality of star wheel engaging lugs 19,

. and Closed ij." the io Wheieby the revive The inlet valve i@ ujoon toeun jacket is Connected to s souiee of 'w rf; n g steam, or suchCombination oi them is tney be desired, so that o continuous et' suoliiiuid is forced thifough the soioy einen ings in the mein Gesine.

The eXteiioi? nesting Y of the iioiow shaft is provided with @tightjoint connecting; the interior of the shaft Lito e source off Water,sir, steam? or suon Combination of them as muy be desiied, soin-et econtinuous 'spiny of suon fluid is 'forced through. the

spray nozzles upon the shaft., H

A gas outlet pipe posses through tne upper part of the end eiosueleading foni the interior of the mein easing to the bottoni of oseparator 2i, from which such ges as may pass over is drown by the pumpand conducted thfougii e pipe 23 therei'oni to the tire boi; (notshown).

The smoke and gases from inooinpiete combustion are drawn from the iueinto the consumer by the rapid "rotation of the oonveyei' on the shaftend es the blades oi? the oonveyei wipe the sides o' the easing thesmoke and gases ere advanced thiougii the sprays from the. iioiiow endeasing throughout tile iengtii of the oonveyef @diete they are initieelcondensed. und mined by the action oi` the beeteis end spieys the solidpaftioies settling to the bottoni. automatic opeistion of the dieinveive fdlows of e successive disoiiege oi the in' ed solid pertioies undifiuid wniie the outlet pipe draws ofil such parts es fenisin in ousstate. The latten muy ieturn to tiie life inox ond beooinpieteiybuisned.l iie drain waive may be connected to e Weste oi" sewei1 or :maybe connected. to o series ot ing tanks Wnei'e the soiid particles ofnain ture may be reclaimed it is therefo'fe seen nii f of combustion sieooi luined device and none eine admitted pheie.

This device is also eden"y Iii , l' for the {iu-e gases iig and inM i Withe iiuid an in 'einiittent automatic dis Y 1 tue mixed 'Fluid end ges.

2, in e uevioe oi" the Charset/ei? descibed, @tabulae easing closed :itone end, e rotetobie hollow shaft oentrsiiy mounted there ina opiuiaiity et spray nozzles upon said shot@ ineens for foeing s fluidtheretlfirougii7 e spiral conveyor upon the shaft extending inwsid fromthe open end, s piui'elity of enguioi beaters upon seid shaft adjacentthe eiosed end7 e iuid jacket sut rounding the sides oi the easing, ands piu" i'eiity oi" spiny openings provided in the sides of the easingfiom seid jacket.

3, e device of the character desoiibed, a tubuiui" easing oiosed et oneend, o toteteoie iioiiojw shaft eentieiiy mounted therein, a piui'slityof spray nozzies upon seid shaft, ineens foi ioioing e iiuidtherethrough, 'a spinal eoiweyei upon they shaft entendin in- Werd :tiemthe open-end, a piueity o anguiasm bestens upon seid shaft adjacent theclosed end, e iuid jacket surrounding the sides oi'.tiie eiisinfj epiui'eiity of spi'ey openings 'povided in the sides of the easing foniseid jacket, 'disin 'Valve upon the oiosed end leading; iiioin thebottom of the inteiioi1 ot the casing, ineens tor rotating the shaft,sind ineens operated by the toteu tion o the shaft to successively openand eiose the dioin waive.

in u device of the oneiseter deseiibed, s tubuieicasing oiosed at oneend, o fotoob *e hollow shaft eentmiiy mounted there in, o plurality otspiej/ nozzies uponseid shaftj ineens for fencing e 'iuid theietin'ongle.Ik e spiral eonifveyei upon the shett entendis in'n'oi-d fromthe open end, piu iniitj/ oi? unggniai' bestens upon shaft J te closedend.7 o, iuid jacket suiie of the easing, o piui'aiity openings povidedin the sides of ig from seid jacket, o 'votive a closed end leading fromthe boo of intefioi1 of the seeing, ineens for the shaft, ineensopeieted 'by the i ion oit the shaft to successively open sud the dsinvulves e ges outlet pipe tue eiosed end ieeding from the top of the in@tio-i. of the easing` into s. settiing tank, s pipe iesding foni thesettiing tank to tiie iiie.

